La Tene
La Tene is a style named after a site
found in Switzerland. Its designs are inspired from the Etruscans and Scythian
art (Greek) such as curvilinear lines, spirals, foliage, vegetables, vines and
lotus flowers designed using compasses and French curves. This time was a time
of Celtic expansion and migration and the time of formation of the mythology. The
La Tene Celts settled in Spain in 450 BC, in Northern Italy in 400 BC, invaded
Rome in 390 BC, invaded Greece in 279 BC, and invaded Turkey in 270 BC. In 200
BC, they also occupied the lands that are now Britain, the Netherlands,
Brittany, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Art Nouveau takes a lot of its
motifs from this era; some examples are the Holcomb Mirror, Wandsworth Shield, and the Battersea Shield.
British Museum - Early Celtic or La Tène art . 2013. British Museum - Early Celtic or La Tène art. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/articles/e/early_celtic_or_la_t%C3%A8ne_art.aspx. [Accessed 17 May 2013].
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